FireBird Energy, upstream oil and gas company that operates properties in Midland Basin, and Arlington-based Priority Power Management said June 29 they reached a solar development agreement for Priority Power to develop and operate a 6.5-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility on FireBird land in Ector County. FireBird, based in Fort Worth with offices in Midland, agreed to a 10-year power purchase deal for renewable energy produced at the 50-acre solar facility.
Their announcement said, “Over its lifetime the project will secure significant financial savings and environmental benefits for FireBird Energy. An estimated 136 million kilowatt hours of clean power will be reliably delivered from the solar facility for use by FireBird in its operations or the equivalent of nearly 54,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions avoided.” Firebird CEO Travis F. Thompson added, “Reducing our carbon footprint is key to our environmental stewardship and social responsibility goals.”